College football odds Week 1: Why you should bet on Oregon, Ohio State
All eyes shall be on three marquee Week 1 matchups between groups ranked within the Prime 25 – No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 11 Oregon, No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 5 Notre Dame and No. 19 Arkansas vs. No. 23 Cincinnati.
If you are going to watch a kind of video games (or, admit it, all three of them, no judgment right here), why not have a vested curiosity within the contests?
Here is all the pieces you want from a betting perspective on the marquee video games, from the purpose unfold, moneyline, whole over/underneath and picks from a betting skilled (odds through FOX Guess):
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Two of these video games caught the attention of FOX Guess Senior Dealer Tieme Wesselink – the showdown in Georgia and the battle between groups just some hours’ drive aside. Let’s dive into the percentages, his logic, and, most significantly, his greatest bets.
No. 11 Oregon @ No. 3 Georgia (3:30 p.m. Saturday, ABC)
Level unfold: Georgia -17 (Georgia favored to win by greater than 17 factors, in any other case Oregon covers)
Moneyline: Georgia -909 favorites to win (guess $10 to win $11.10 whole); Oregon +600 underdogs to win (guess $10 to win $70 whole)
Complete scoring over/underneath: 53.5 points scored by both teams combined
Oregon Geese
ORE
Georgia Bulldogs
UGA
No. 5 Notre Dame @ No. 2 Ohio State (7:30 p.m. Saturday, ABC)
Level unfold: Ohio State -17 (Ohio State favored to win by greater than 17 factors, in any other case Notre Dame cowl)
Moneyline: Ohio State -714 favorites to win (guess $10 to win $11.40 whole); Notre Dame +500 underdogs to win (guess $10 to win $60 whole)
Complete scoring over/underneath: 58.5 points scored by both teams combined
Notre Dame Preventing Irish
ND
Ohio State Buckeyes
OSU
Wesselink stated the Geese have an edge in opposition to the defending nationwide champions – new Oregon coach Dan Lanning.
He was Georgia’s defensive coordinator from 2019-21. The Bulldogs set a document by permitting 6.9 factors per sport throughout the 2021 common season.
“Oregon head coach Dan Lanning was the defensive coordinator at Georgia, and I all the time like such angles early within the 12 months, because the Geese absolutely shall be able to put up a combat,” Wesselink stated. “I like Oregon to maintain it shut in opposition to Georgia. The Bulldogs misplaced 15 gamers to the NFL Draft, that is a big unfold to cowl in Week 1 with that type of turnover.”
For the Preventing Irish-Buckeyes showdown, Wesslink likes laying the factors. He recommends backing favored Ohio State regardless of Notre Dame being on a 10-3 run in opposition to the unfold (ATS) in its final 13 video games in opposition to ranked groups throughout the common season.
“On this one, I just like the Buckeyes to cowl,” Wesselink stated. “C.J. Stroud, the present Heisman favourite (+225 at FOX Bet, bet $10 to win $32.50 total), in opposition to Notre Dame QB Tyler Buchner. That may be a enormous check for Buchner in his first massive begin to oppose the second-ranked Buckeyes in Columbus.”
PICK: Oregon (+17 at FOX Bet) to lose by fewer than 17 factors (or win outright)
PICK: Ohio State (-17 at FOX Bet) to win by greater than 17 factors
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